Telegram-herald., 1887-12-11
DR.. GRAVES ANSWER
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DE- sch4yisr G. graves has Glsd ths foi-
loving ans zsr % the e0apiaint q his vie
Cora w. Graves. vho nisi demand sof
divorce "A Ehe Kent CireaiE Court izzt
Wednesday The defendant n Eeasrzl de-
mes ths allegations set forth IN said eosl-
paint. lie aseFs Lhat hs treated sad c0aa-
p.ainant. upon Eks slightest opposition, IN
q ynlras sld cruel DannsF and siso csnass
thaE sufias said married lie shis deisnsaas
sas actazEsd BE ssnumsafs Of hatred o.
sad complainant snd that be stuaisc rev
70 annoy snd make her unhappy. he also
denies that he ever ex xpresssd sxspticai And
irreligi0us views for the purpose of hurting
her feelings AID making tbs life oi SAID
complainant UNPLEASANT aud unosAfAeis'
The defsuian, furinef sta--s
that ths complainant during tns short ear
OF their coh4nitAlion exhibited snen
SIRE sisaness and urmaZaacy over the
most trivial matters. that hls married life
vas rendersd intolerAols. that this defend-
AIT upon nis marriage With the complain
ant anticipated the enJoY4eDt OF OCCASIONAL
| SOFIA yfsifs Oi hls friends a. bis home on
| Cherry-sL. bat s0On found that his INVITA-
/ too OF friendz, IN some instances even SIM
/ ply to spend an evening. WAS the occasion
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| zinian course 0s conduct on the part OF said
/ complainant. extending frequently until
1 late AZ nisht-often - 3of o'clock ia the
| morning. An incident OF this kind occurred
/ ia Decenber 1885. when the defendant
asked an old college ehum, DR.. Nc
| Alpine, OF Warren. Pa, 10 make his
| home az bis residence during his three
| or four days visit IN this city That every
/ evening upon refining during DR.. Nc
1 atr.fr.f. aaff pnn.ptatnanr -ft-
tuted TRADE Of complaint. fault fnding
1 and scoldinz because OF said defendants
| guest, which continued until or 3 o'clock
| Ia the morning. and that 50 persistent was
| the complainsnts bitter l0quaeity that
said defendant was irrilated beyond meas.
| ure and forebearance. and said defendant
| admits that Al this time he was betrayed
| into loss Of temper and used forclole lam
4 guage. bat said language was ID eject OF
commanding complainant. 10 sleep her
everlasting talk and give defendant
q chsnce TO get little sleep.
Defendant AYERS that complalnant's
scoldiug fault nnding and shrewish con-
duct increased after said December; that
defendant was fond OF Biblical, theological
and scientific study bearing upon the evil
dence OF christianity and kindred subjects
pro and con; that by reason OF said study
| aud talk. about said study occasionally
| said complainant kept up series OF COM
| plants and valuable attacks upon the de-
| fendant often continuing the same after re-
tiring until late at night
Defendant states that last June he had
concluded that he could no longer live
| with complainant bat was dissuaoed from
leaving her, by her relatives.
The defendant further states that while
the complainant was living at Charlevoix
| IN August last said complainant continued
To annoy the defendant over the most
/ trifing matters such as fiercely berating
him for whiting q tooth pick on the porch
Of the hotel and picking his teeth on the
lawn at Charleyoix; upbrsidlng him for
toying with q small pocketknife while
| walking on the streets of Charlevoix and
| moment afterward upbraiding him for
walking with his hands in his pockets,
nayging him for not sitting primlv upright
1 on q sofa when calling upon cot
| tagers; ordering him not to talk
| AZ the table OF the hotel with . cultivated
| gentleman from Ann Arbor on scientific
and religious subjects, and that she became
| furious with rage when be did talk with
| said gentleman. That said complainant
did in this manner conduct herself TO such
an extent, that IL was noticed by others
and particularly late at night for several
! nights after they had retired did said COM
| plainant disturb other inmates of the
cottage where they lodged by her persistent
| haranging of this defendant.
| DR.. tsraves further states that he has
always endeavored TO be q dutiful and af-
fec.iouate husband TO said complainant as
far as the trying circumstances set forth,
woald admit of and admits that be has oc-
casionally given away 10 the use of forcible
1 language and been betrayed 10 the loss OF
temper, especially when goaded by COM
plainants conduct beyond endurance. He
denies that the complainant left hiD as set
out in the first clause of said bill, and states
that on the 9th of September, when ne
was so badgered BY complainant, that he
could stand IL no longer, he told her that
he could not endure her conduct and that
| be then separated from her.
| He denies that he Wa ntonly and grossly
| refused and neglected to provide Tor her
| support and that she was obliged TO give
| music lessons. He admits that he received
| certain sums Of money from his practice.
snd that be was guilty OF using them for
bis individual benefit, which benefit, he
SAYS for bis family, among other things the
payment Of obligations sgGrst him. and
| by which be vas able 20 De free from debts
He further AYERS that frequently, and
| often in the presence of Others. said com
| plainsnt together with her mother tainted
| him with representations OF the trouble and
care of bis daughter Annie, child OF a tor
mer marrisge. was TO them and often com
| mented upoo defendants not being man
| of means and snseringiy reproached him
with what thsy represented tsey were doing
and bad dons for him. Ne. in conclusion
denies that the com plsinsnt Is entitled "a
| the relief or any part thereof.
The above vas fiied in the Kent Circuit
Court yesterday by l. z. EDDY. who Is the
l defeudanfs solicitor